I thought that it was an easy way to have everything in one place. It was really easy to use and I was able to use the app to listen to my textbook at a worked. 

i really enjoyed mind tap

I thought the textbook was great and had the right amount of information and easy to follow, organization-wise.

The book was fine, good enough for what it was for.

I found the textbook and other related materials to be easy to access and use effectively. There is a bit of a learning curve, but my advice would be to just watch the tutorial. I wrote my own notes in a separate google doc, which felt like an effective way to access them. Overall the textbook was effective. 

I think the textbook was helpful in getting an overall understanding of what we where learning

I was satisfied with the MindTap textbook.

It was sure a lot of reading and memorization which I struggle with, but overall the chapters and questions afterwards certainly helped. I  believe it is a good tool for students and will definitely help future ones. 

Learning could get very mundane reading slab of text after the other, but thats with learning almost anything. It was helpful answering the questions while also having the online textbook open at the same time.

The textbook was pretty well-written and engaging. I think the questions were sometimes confusing and seemed to have many correct answers, and sometimes the way each question was weighted for the grade was also weird. The reading, on its own, however, was good.

No complaints about textbook or cost of product.

No, I thought they were helpful. 

nope

I think the videos were useful and weren't always super long which is nice sometimes. They mainly helped with main themes of events/periods.

I did not really watch the videos, to be honest, they didn't seem relevant to me.

Being honest, I did not watch many of the videos that were linked with the class. I began with the first video in week one or two, and although interesting, I did not find it to be relevant to my knowledge or any assignments/ the midterm. In the future, I think shorter videos with linked question assignments would be a better way to get video information across. A longer video included with the lesson each week just adds to the time I have already spent during the week doing the notes. 

The videos were very helpful, and I learned more from them then the textbook.

The videos definitely helped me, hearing things out loud help me comprehend the readings and teachings. It also helped me follow along and take notes when needed. It helped me understand the meaning of the readings. I did not have a favorite video I did like all of them in their own ways but I like the ones that summarized the readings the most and explained things in almost a powerpoint "main ideas" way. 

Gave me a good understand of the particular portion of the chapter, but it would only be for a small part of the chapter since each chapter covers so much information.

I found the videos helpful. It was nice to have that in addition to the text.

The videos mostly re-covered what was already mentioned in the book and I didn't feel like they deepened my understanding of the content much. 

I enjoyed all of the videos as these are sometimes things I would watch independently. I enjoyed the watchability and no one had boring presentations. I Especially enjoyed the Cold war series, Love, Hate, and Propaganda and plan to watch more on my own.

I have a very busy work schedule that does not allow me to visit zoom meetings during the day. 

i didn't do zoom  

During previous terms it was helpful to have zoom meetings to talk about how to remain successful and gather insight from the instructor about the material and exams that was useful.

I strongly dislike zoom meetings, so not having them be required is awesome.

I like the free flow type of week. Being able to do all my work in one day, or throughout the week just feels like a more effective use of my own time.

Im somewhat neutral about this, zoom could be a helpful tool, but I don't think its necessary for the success of students. 

I feel that the loose schedule offered by not having required Zoom meetings is very helpful to those that may have inflexible schedules.

I work six-seven days a week and sometimes the shifts go from 10am-9pm so the none mandatory zoom meetings really helped me not be stressed about this course and to do the assignments when I had time. 

This is my first online class.

An optional zoom day is a good way to pop in and ask questions and get extra help with the material. 

It would have been nice to have a scheduled session to show up to where I could discuss my questions about your grading process.

Not a fan of zoom. enjoy being able to do work on my own schedule.

I agree that it is not the best way to learn. I think that would be a good idea, it would just make the class more difficult for the students (not saying that is a bad thing).

i prefer the once

I support this plan because although I occasionally rushed through material during crazy times where I worked a lot or went on a trip, I would normally do a couple assignments each day or read that I could take the time to focus on and by the end of the week my assignments were completed and the chapter felt well-paced.

I, personally, tried to complete my history work slower and spaced out more throughout the week, but still at my own pace. Adding due dates into that would mess up my own ability to schedule myself.

I was often able to  complete my work early on in the week, but sometimes this was not the case. Of course with school being my main priority, I would be able to move stuff around to meet new due dates, but I would be afraid that others would not. If anything, maybe just require one due date by Wednesday, but only as a "participation/reminder" sort of assignment.

The reason many students take online courses is due to having work or children to take care of. I understand the value in spending more time and multiple days on work but for some that isn't reasonable for there schedule. Because this is college level I think it should be up to students how and when they study, keeping all things due at the end of the week makes most sense to me. I think instead of making things due at different times maybe add more versatility to your course with assignments created by yourself as well as the textbook. 

The end of week due dates allowed me to have a free schedule for other classes and activities I need to complete prior to the due date for this class. That freedom was very helpful to me personally.

I am one of the students that would do everything in a day and that was because I would only have that day off to do most my homework so I would knock everything out that I could in that day before working the rest off the week. I think deadlines would in fact help if I had no other obligations but with other classes who had deadlines I would end up missing a few and getting zeros because of sickness/work exhaustion/or even just forgetting because of everything else. 

I did find myself of guilty of knocking it out all in one day more than a few times. I do believe having a weekly checkpoint would of been of benefit to myself if I was to do it again.

I did find myself procrastinating and waiting until the last day to complete my assignments. Maybe having at least a couple of the assignments due earlier in the week would force us to start work earlier.

Either way would work for me. Students will find ways to procrastinate no matter what--having somewhat flexible deadlines may not be a bad idea, but you could always encourage students to work on stuff throughout the week!

some weeks it it hard to log in more often due to other obligations as you stated.

I thought that the course was very well organized and easy to operate. 

i had no problems with the current setup

This setup was useful with clear schedule outlines and instructions.

This was organized quite similarly to all the other classes I have taken, so I don't have anything to compare it to.

I think having every assignment that are due should be in moodle whether they have links or just a place for students to check mark that they completed them would be helpful. By this I mean having a place for all mindtap assignments to be checked off in moodle would be helpful.

I thought the organization of this course was well explained and easy to follow.

I really liked this course layout and the organization of it all. It was among one of the most organized classes I've had. 

It worked effectively

I liked it. Had no problems with it.

The course was organized fine--there weren't that many links anyway. Most of the stuff has been in MindTap. 

Great organization.

not that i know of

I occasionally tried to find history podcasts that covered the same contents of a chapter.

No

N/A

I unfortunately don't know any apps or web tools to submit as an idea.

I used quizlet to help me memorize and study for the lessons we had. 

I am not sure

I only used the ones provided.

None that I know of

I am always happy to spend a little more money to have good learning materials, especaly if it makes it easier and more efficient to learn. 

the mind tap was expensive enough i probably couldn't swing an additional textbook

I think it worked well with this textbook, I tend not to use anything from the web as much because I think "why would I do that when there are specific resources given to me that I know for a fact have all the information I need". I also agree that it is hard to keep track of links and make sure they work for everyone in the course, which is a hassle, an alternative could be sticking to one or two websites to always go back to throughout the chapters.

I am a person who always reads my textbooks thoroughly, but I wouldn't mind not paying for textbooks. I have another class with a fully online, free textbook that works just fine. 

Honestly, the cost of a textbook is quite steep, but I prefer to access my information through a digital textbook. I like having all my information in one place, easily accessible, in the same general format/style. I always dread buying a textbook, especially when they are not particularly relevant to the course. In this case, I would say textbook is a good option, just based on how relevant it is. 

I have not taken a history class since high school so I do not remember, but I think as a community college it would be beneficial to find a text book and resources that are free to access. I also think that having no options for students to have the textbook physically is a poor choice. I learn best with pen and paper and having the ability to have it physically, I believe I would have learned more.

I am willing to buy textbooks if needed, but if there is a cheaper/free version of the same book online I will try to use those to save money. MindTap was a good investment though for this course and obviously needed. Going to different websites or resources is okay but not preferred for me. I do not own a printer but I can print things in my apartment complex if needed. I've never taken a class that only used free materials. 

I was initially unpleased when I saw the textbook cost, but I thought it was effective overall.

I would like free material, but do agree that the textbook and mindmap are very organized and nice to use. I did take a couple of classes that had free online textbooks. It worked out great because they used actual textbooks, so all the information was contained in one website or PDF alongside some linked videos and extra reading material on moodle. I dont own a printer. I dont mind reading the textbooks on my computer.

Yes, I have, for communications and math classes that had free online resources available. This may be difficult in a history class, however

I dont have much experience as this is my first online class.

i cant think of anything

I consistently referred back to your syllabus throughout the term to make sure I had the dates right for the midterm and the final exam, etc. So, I have been very aware that there would be no extra credit opportunities this term, as you firmly stated. Justifiably, it was not an assignment that was on my radar. I was and am disappointed that I hadn't paid attention to or was aware of the extra credit opportunity in Moodle, however, I think next time it would appreciated if you clarified the terms of extra credit opportunities differently in your syllabus.

Thank you for a great term and happy holidays.

None

My only "recommendation", would maybe be to have a more organized study guide. It often felt like many of the things on there were not relevant to the quiz.

I love history, and sadly I was disappointed in the layout of this class. Having the entire course just be an online textbook and one or two videos a week felt in my opinion, like low effort from the professor. I really struggled to learn or memorize anything in this course with only having a textbook and no articles and especially having zero videos from the professor. Just because a course is online doesn't mean I don't want to be taught by my professor, and sadly my professor taught me nothing. I believe this greatly affected my ability to learn and to do well in this class. 

This course is also not friendly to anybody with learning comprehension disorders. Having the course set up the way it is with the entirety of our success on reading a textbook hinders the learning of students. 

I personally feel that the midterm asked some questions that did not have enough information to reasonably answer. Many of the questions were completely fine, but there were some that felt like we had only gone over the study materials quick enough to not answer them without extra studying. For instance, I had high grades in the weekly assignments (A's - B's) but failed the midterm.

The readings are a lot and can be a bit overwhelming at times especially on a time limit but I think more summaries or checkpoints added to make sure you are comprehending the reading would help me a lot and make sure I'm staying on task, overall really great course! Good job. 

A practice exam I think would be a useful tool for studying for the two exams.

Maybe a drop in zoom day.

My biggest problem with this course is that it had no short answer problems--no problems where you could get partial credit for showing good understanding. You answer a trick question wrong? No credit. And, rather than checking for a good overall understanding of the course material, the midterms ask you about extremely obscure information (assuming there are no typos or mistakes in the test that mask the meaning of the question, which was not all that rare).

 Rather than gaining long-term understanding of the material, I have to memorize a bunch of details that I will promptly forget after the course. While I'm sure it makes things very easy and convenient for the instructor, it does not seem like very valuable learning to me.

I think it would be really helpful for the midterm and finals if you gave some practice questions so you know what question format to expect going in to the test. I used the study guide and although I had all the terms understood and their connections, and I still struggled with the way some of the questions were presented as they were very different than the mindtap activity questions. Maybe even a once a week short quiz based on each chapter but written by you so we can get an idea of how your format your questions.